Sessions/folk clubs near canals

Subject: RE: Sessions/folk clubs near canals
From: The Unicorn Man
Date: 29 Mar 05 - 02:32 PM

The Sportsman at Croxley Green, Herts. Has Folk Sessions on every third Sunday. 3pm onwards. And every first Thursday of the month they meet in The Shed in the carpark, for an acoustic music evening. Starting at 8.00pm. I don't know what cannal it is, but. This is near to Rickmansworth.

Subject: RE: Sessions/folk clubs near canals
From: Mitch the Bass
Date: 29 Mar 05 - 02:28 PM

Session every Tuesday night at 9 in the Coopers Tavern, Burton on Trent. Walking distance from Shobnall Marina.

http://www.hgmitchell.plus.com/hgm/Sessions/Burton/index.htm


Mitch

Subject: RE: Sessions/folk clubs near canals
From: CallyH
Date: 29 Mar 05 - 02:03 PM

'And of course our North West Leicestershire session is within walking distance of the canal too!'

Well, yes ... I suppose it is.

But to get there by boat would involve mooring up at Snarestone for 10 years while you wait for them to dig the canal through to the disconnected bit at Moira!!

Unless you meant its within walking distance from Snarestone, which is pushing it a bit!

Subject: RE: Sessions/folk clubs near canals
From: GUEST,Splott Man
Date: 29 Mar 05 - 02:37 AM

Banbury Folk Club on wednesdays at the Arts Centre. Also the Banbury CANALSIDE Festival in October. Both highly recommended.

Subject: RE: Sessions/folk clubs near canals
From: GUEST,MBSLynne
Date: 28 Mar 05 - 10:27 AM

And of course our North West Leicestershire session is within walking distance of the canal too! And is on this Thursday night....

Love Lynne

Subject: RE: Sessions/folk clubs near canals
From: CallyH
Date: 28 Mar 05 - 09:17 AM

This is great!!

I am making up a list to put with my Nicholson waterways maps!

Rachel

Subject: RE: Sessions/folk clubs near canals
From: greg stephens
Date: 28 Mar 05 - 07:25 AM

There is still a regular Monday session at Audlem on the Shropshire Union. It was at the Lord Combermere, but has now moved to the Shroppie Fly I think, right by the canal.
On Monday night also, the Wilkes Head in Leek, accessible from the end of the Leek arm on the Caldon Canal.
There is often music at the Boars head, Middlewich...see "Trent and Mersey music" for up to date information(hepefully!)

Subject: RE: Sessions/folk clubs near canals
From: AggieD
Date: 28 Mar 05 - 06:18 AM

Cropredy Festival is on the South Oxford Canal at er... Cropredy. There is also a festival at Wheaton Aston on the Shroppie 13th to 15th May Wheaton Aston Festival

We hope to get up to Middlewich this year.

I also believe ther used to be sessions around Audlem on the Shroppie, there was a post somewhere on Mudcat, & I don't know whether Banbury club is still going.

Our boat name is 'Damascena', we're based near Norton Junction, on the Leicester Line, so give us a wave if you're up our way.

Subject: RE: Sessions/folk clubs near canals
From: Leadfingers
Date: 28 Mar 05 - 05:59 AM

The Crown and Treaty in Uxbridge is only a cough and a spit from the
Grand Union , with visitor mooring adjacent by th bridge ! Folk club
is on tuesdays for any Catter Boaters in the area .

Subject: RE: Sessions/folk clubs near canals
From: GUEST,John J
Date: 28 Mar 05 - 03:30 AM

The Anchor Inn at High Offley, Staffordshire, is on the Shroppie. It's an excellent pub that is the venue for many a good sing & music session.

John

Subject: RE: Sessions/folk clubs near canals
From: Bonecruncher
Date: 27 Mar 05 - 08:45 PM

Sorry, should have said that Devizes is on the Kennet and Avon Canal.
Colyn.

Subject: RE: Sessions/folk clubs near canals
From: Bonecruncher
Date: 27 Mar 05 - 08:41 PM

Also down south, Wiltshire Traditions FC meet Mondays, 8.30 at The Lamb, Devizes.
Website wiltshiretraditions.co.uk
Colyn.

Subject: RE: Sessions/folk clubs near canals
From: mad2
Date: 27 Mar 05 - 03:25 PM

dont know about clubs and sessions but the middlewich festival is brill - only been once but it would combine all your interests - also the cropredy fest is on canal too ( dont ask me which one, i know nought about canals).

Subject: RE: Sessions/folk clubs near canals
From: GUEST,harlowpoet
Date: 27 Mar 05 - 02:40 PM

If you're ever down south, on the Herts/Essex border, just off London, our folk club meets a few minutes walk from the River Lea, which allows narrow boats.

Waltham Abbey Folk club. Meets Monday nights 8.30pm. Open nights, with a monthly guest. See website for details.

http://www.walthamabbeyfolkclub.com

Subject: RE: Sessions/folk clubs near canals
From: cujimmy
Date: 27 Mar 05 - 02:14 PM

There is a nice little session on a Tuesday night 9pm at The Abbey Inn at Bramley Leeds LS13, just at the bridge where Pollard Lane crosses over to Newlay lane on the Leeds - Liverpool Canal. About 4 -5 miles West of Leeds.
0113 258 2673.
http://www.streetmap.co.uk/newmap.srf?x=424250&y=436750&z=1&sv=424250,436750&st=4&ar=N&mapp=newmap.srf&searchp=newsearch.srf

Subject: Sessions/folk clubs near canals
From: CallyH
Date: 27 Mar 05 - 01:11 PM

Following on from the 'Trent and Mersey' thread, I would be very interested to hear of any regular folk clubs or sessions within walking distance of canals (or narrowboatable rivers).

I am fed up of arriving places by boat only to discover there was a folk club on the previous night!

Our boat is based on the Ashby canal but we go all over. The next trip planned is to the dry dock at the end of the Erewash for a dirty weekend (DIY bottom blacking).

Also, I get the impression there are a few other narrowboaters on mudcat - what are your boat names so I can look out for you? (ours is Cally Hanna)